3/5 ceph how long now?

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I went for my checkup yesterday and was told i am 3/5 ceph any of you ladies that were told this able to tell me how soon after you went into labour? Apparantly it is a very good place for our baby to be

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what is 3/5 ceph? NEVER heard of that before? Is it the same as 3-5 cm dilated?

If so, who knows. My sister was 4-5 cm dilated for over a month. I was never checked during any prenatal visits, but both times I went to the hospital I was 6 cm. I could have been walking around quite dilated for awhile- first time I was in light labor all night I was 6 cm and second time I was going in for an induction (breaking water) and was JUST starting to contract on my own.

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what is 3/5 ceph? NEVER heard of that before? Is it the same as 3-5 cm dilated?

If so, who knows. My sister was 4-5 cm dilated for over a month. I was never checked during any prenatal visits, but both times I went to the hospital I was 6 cm. I could have been walking around quite dilated for awhile- first time I was in light labor all night I was 6 cm and second time I was going in for an induction (breaking water) and was JUST starting to contract on my own.

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Ceph means the babies head is down and the numbers are determined by how far into the pelvis the hed is but it works backwards . My widwife felt my stomach just above my pelvis and said when you can feel 5 fingers above the head is not engaged, then 4 is 5/5 , 3 fingers above the pelvis is 4/5 , 2 fingers above is 3/5 ,1 finger is 2/5 and none i presume is when crowning (the babies head being visible ) however she did not do an internal examination so i don't know about dilation etc.... any other ladies familiar with these figures?

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Oh, I get it... my midwife didn't use these terms! Basically, baby has dropped... You know, I can't remember when that happened with each of mine, but I remember it was around 36 weeks that they said the head was "engaged" and low. Both my kids were born at 38.5 weeks.